Grantee Research Project Results
2013 Progress Report: New Methods for Analysis of Cumulative Risk in Urban Populations
EPA Grant Number: R834582Title: New Methods for Analysis of Cumulative Risk in Urban Populations
Investigators: Scammell, Madeleine Kangsen , Ozonoff, David M.
Institution: Boston University
EPA Project Officer: Hahn, Intaek
Project Period: July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014 (Extended to June 30, 2015)
Project Period Covered by this Report: July 1, 2012 through June 30,2013
Project Amount: $749,226
RFA: Understanding the Role of Nonchemical Stressors and Developing Analytic Methods for Cumulative Risk Assessments (2009) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Human Health
Objective:
We will attempt to use computer-assisted qualitative research methods and structural data analysis to characterize environmental burden on an individual and community level in a small but densely populated, ethnically and economically diverse city. Specific Aims include:
1) Use established qualitative and quantitative research techniques to collect, code and characterize information about chemical exposures of concern, social and economic concerns, behavioral risk factors for disease, self reported health outcomes and perceptions of environment and quality of life from residents abutting an urban designated port area,
2) Use already developed research software implementing Galois lattices (also called Formal Concept Analysis) to examine the hierarchical and structural relationships of quantitative and qualitative data elements,
3) Use the lattice as a technique for cumulative risk assessment by examining the relationships revealed by computation,
4) Share results of analysis with community members and public health officials and make attempts to share the software with public health practitioners and epidemiologists to use as an additional and practical tool for data analysts.
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Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 17 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
ambient air, water, health effects, human health, sensitive populations, age, race, diet, ethnic groups, toxics, particulates, metals, solvents, public policy, observation, preferences, social science, epidemiology, mathematics, modeling, monitoring, analytical, Northeast, EPA Region 1, transportation, petroleumRelevant Websites:
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